Thursday, January 20, 2011

Official 2011 PQ Book List


Here's a link to the official PQ book list for 2011  http://wwwbeautyandthebook.blogspot.com/2011/01/pulpwood-queen-announces-official-2011.html?spref=fb  
In case link doesn't work I've pasted the booklist below


Those of you going to GFW might want to look carefully at the list as many of the authors will be in attendance. The ones that I know for sure I've marked in blue - may have overlooked though so double check me  Here's the link to the latest program for GFW http://www.girlfriendweekend.blogspot.com/



The following are our OFFICIAL PULPWOOD QUEEN BOOK CLUB SELECTIONS for the 2011 reading year so far:

January Main Selection: My Reading Life by Pat Conroy  (GFW queens will receive this one as part of the luncheon)
January Bonus Selections: Don't Quit Your Day Job: Acclaimed Authors and the Day
Jobs They Quit Edited by Sonny Brewer

They Came to Nashville by Marshall Chapman
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover): If Holden Caufield Were in my Classroom: Inspiring
Love, Creativity, and Intelligence in Middle School
Kids

Pinecones (Children's): Scout, Atticus, & Boo: A Celebration of Fifty Years of
To Kill a Mockingbird by Mary McDonagh Murphy


February Main Selection: I Still Dream About You by Fannie Flagg
February Bonus Selections: The Miracle of Mercy Land: A Novel by River Jordan
The Perfect Love Song by Patti Callahan Henry
Cheap Cabernet by Cathie Beck

Splinters (Teen/adult crossover): Moon Over Manifest by Clare Vanderpool
Pinecones: (Children's/adult crossover): It's a Book by Lane Smith


March Main Selection: Clara and Mr. Tiffany by Susan Vreeland
March Bonus Selections: Every Last One by Anna Quindlen
The Sanctuary of Outcasts by Neil White
As the sycamore grows by Jennie Helderman
Splinters (Teen/Adult crossover): A Little House Traveler: Writings from Laura Ingalls
Wilder's Journeys Across America by Laura Ingalls
Wilder
Pinecones: Art & Max by David Wiesner

April Main Selection: Shanghai Girls: A Novel by Lisa See
April Bonus Selections: The Inheritance of Beauty by Nicole Seitz
Goodness Gracious Green by Judy Christie

Redefining Beauty by Texas Poet Laureate Karla K. Morton
Mothers & other Liars by Amy Bourret
Splinters (Teen/adult crossover) Mermaid: A Twist on a Classic Tale by Carolyn Turgeon
Pinecones: Madeline Goes to the White House by John Bemelmans Marciano


May Main Selection:
Venetia Kelly's Traveling Show by Frank Delaney  (This is the one we read for the TV Pilot!)
May Bonus Selections: Royal Blood (A Royal Spyness Mystery) by Rhys Bowen
Mink River: A Novel by Brian Doyle
Larkspur's Cove by Lisa Wingate
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover) Janis Joplin; Rising Up and Singing by Ann Angel
Pinecones: The Pirate of Kindergarten by George Ella Lyon

June Main Selection: Georgia Bottoms by Mark Childress
June Bonus Selections: Gone with a Handsomer Man by Michael Lee West
Woof: Women Only Over Fifty by Diana Black and Mary
Cunningham

Miss Hildreth Wore Brown: Anecdotes of a Southern Belle by
Olivia deBelle Byrd

Splinters (Teen/Crossover): The Rhinestone Sisterhood: A Journey Through Small Town America, One Tiara At A Time by David Valdes Greenwood
Pinecones: Interrupting Chicken by David Ezra Stein

July Main Selection: The Killing Storm by Kathryn Casey
July Bonus Selections: Heart of Deception: A Novel by M.L. Malcolm
Murder at the Luther by Kathleen Kaska
Thunder Beach by Michael Lister
Splinters (Teen/Adult Crossover):
Pinecones: A Sick Day for Amos McGee by Philip Christian Stead

August Main Selection: The Autobiography of Mrs. Tom Thumb by Melanie Benjamin
August Bonus Selections: Paper Children by Marcia Fine
A Cup of Friendship: A Novel by Debbie Rodriguez
Sue Ellen's Daughter Ain't Fat, She Just Weighs Heavy:
The Belle of All Things Southern Dishes on Men, Money, and
Not Losing Your Midlife Mind by Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

Splinters (Teen/ Adult Crossover): Matched by Allie Condie
Pinecones: Children Make Terrible Pets by Peter Brown